The Prince of Huolong pulled Zuo Longlin down and quickly apologized, saying, "The child is just a little impulse to offend Lord Shangshu. I hope Lord Shangshu will not be angry."
Shangshu Ning snorted coldly and said, "Prince Huolong, I will discipline my son more in the future so as not to cause trouble for the Huolong County. Ning'an, see off guests."
An old housekeeper came out and sent the Fire Dragon Prince and Zuo Longlin out.
Shangshu Ning kept Prince Yunwu and Zhang Ruochen and communicated together for a long time. After the night banquet, he sent someone to send Prince Yunwu and Zhang Ruochen back to the manor.
Back at the manor, Zhang Ruochen pinched the sword contest post in his hand and looked at the beautiful words on it. He really couldn't understand why the Thirteenth Princess sent him the sword contest post?
Zhang Ruochen put away the sword contest sticker, no longer thought about it, entered the inner space of the time and space crystal, and was preparing to refine a drop of semi-saint true liquid before the sword contest.
Two days later, Zhang Ruochen took the sword contestant post and went directly to the palace of Qianshui County and State to attend the sword contest.
The so-called "sword contest" is actually to select the princess for the Thirteen Princesses. Only geniuses who have been screened by the Thirteen Princesses are qualified to participate.
In addition, even the Prince Yunwu could not step into the palace.
It can be said that this is a storm of the young generation of masters. Top geniuses from all countries gather together to compete for swords. Only those with the strongest swordsmanship can marry the Thirteen Princess.
The location of the sword contest was held, Jin Fengwan, who was selected in Qianshui Palace, and was guarded by three thousand imperial guards. Only by relying on the sword contestant can you enter.
The Qianshui Palace looks extremely grand and grand, with tall vermilion red temples and hanging eaves and pavilions. Some of the large squares are surrounded by powerful fourth-level beasts, locked with iron chains as thick as bowls, emitting a powerful and stunning atmosphere.
Even if he is just an ordinary imperial guard who guards Jin Fengwan, he has a cultivation level of Xuanji realm and is not comparable to that of the imperial guards of Yunwu County.
Just mobilize a thousand-man imperial guards to defeat the 100,000 troops of Yunwu County.
A young imperial guard commander with a great position in the Xuanji realm blocked Zhang Ruochen's way and said with a serious expression: "Please show the sword discussion post."
Zhang Ruochen took out the Yinzhu's post and took a look at the young imperial guard commander.
The eyes of the young imperial guards immediately became respectful, and he bowed slightly and said, "Prince, please come in."
When Zhang Ruochen walked into Jinfengwan, he saw many rare medicinal herbs planted in the garden, emitting a pleasant medicinal fragrance. Moreover, the spiritual energy in the air was very concentrated, almost four times that of the King Palace of Yunwu County.
In such an environment, the martial artist's cultivation speed will definitely be much faster than elsewhere.
A formation was arranged above the Jinfengwan pool. A nine-meter-square battle platform floating above the formation.
At this moment, many talented and heroes have come to the pool, not only the princes of other counties and countries, but also some big families of Qianshui County and sects. Each of them is a master of the younger generation. None of them looks ugly or mediocre.
Mediocre and ugly people have long been excluded by the Thirteen Princess.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen saw a familiar figure, Xun Guihai, the number one master in the East Academy of the Academy in Wu City.
He actually came to attend the sword contest as well!
Xun Guihai sat not far from Princess Thirteen, wearing the brocade martial robe from the Wu City Academy, looking handsome and beautiful. Just by looking at the seat of him, you can see that Princess Thirteen was quite optimistic about him.
In addition to Xun Guihai, there were three other young men sitting next to the Thirteen Princess.
The three young men all exuded a powerful aura, and each of them was no weaker than Xun Guihai.
When Zhang Ruochen arrived at Jin Fengwan, he felt a strange feeling in his heart. He was clearly coming to Qianshui County to seek help, so why did he come to participate in this inexplicable swordsmanship?
What’s even more strange is how could so many geniuses gather here from all over the world?
Not everyone is here to ask for help, right?
"I'm going to read Chen Tianshu, I don't know the name of the young master?" A young man of seventeen or eight years old appeared beside Zhang Ruochen at some point and asked with a smile.
Zhang Ruochen glanced at Chen Tianshu and found that this person was extremely handsome and better than Xun Guihai.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Zhang Ruochen."
Chen Tianshu seemed a little familiar, staring at the Thirteen Princess in the distance, and smiled and said, "You also want to win the first place in the swordsmanship conference and hold the beauty back?"
"Hmm?" Zhang Ruochen was slightly stunned.
What does "hugging the beauty home" mean?
Chen Tianshu said: "Look at the people below, they all want to show amazing talents and thus capture the hearts of the Thirteen Princesses. But they don't know that they are all just green leaves. The only people with real hope are the four people sitting on it. "Xun Guihai" of Daqian County, "Tuoba Linsu" of Longchuan County, "Liu Xin" of Zuo Xiang's disciple, and "Qing Chi Bai" of the semi-saint disciple."
"Wait...what did you say just now? You can capture the hearts of the Thirteen Princess at the first place in the sword contest?" Zhang Ruochen said.
Chen Tianshu said in surprise: "Don't you know? The swordsmanship conference is to help the Thirteen Princess choose the princess."
Zhang Ruochen said: "..."
Chen Tianshu looked at Zhang Ruochen's expression and suddenly realized, saying, "Will you stand at the end? It turns out that you don't know the purpose of the sword competition? Or, anyway, we can't compete with those four top geniuses, just stand here to watch the show!"
"I see!"
Zhang Ruochen recalled what Prince Yunwu told him and finally understood what was going on.
Prince Yunwu actually wanted him to marry the Thirteen Princesses. As long as Yunwu County and Qianshui County are married, the princesses in the four sides will naturally not dare to attack Yunwu County and State again.
However, Zhang Ruochen didn't like the Thirteen Princess at all, and even felt a little disgusted, so naturally it was impossible for him to marry her.
Chen Tianshu was right, and he couldn't compete anyway, so it would be okay to stay and take a look. Geniuses from all over the world gathered together, and such grand occasions are rare.
In addition to the talented and heroes from all over the world, there were also some princesses and some noble daughters from Qianshui County and the state of Qianshui County.
If they fall in love with a talented hero, they can also take the initiative to show goodwill to that talented hero and express their love.
Any force will spare no effort to win over potential geniuses, and even bring them closer to that genius through marriage.
This is the way to survive for a long time in a large family and a sect!
At the same time, geniuses also need to rely on the cultivation resources provided by these major forces to become truly powerful.
It can be said that they are mutually beneficial and win-win relationships, and marriage is just the simplest and most direct way to establish a relationship.
Not far from the Golden Phoenix, there is a Feitian Pavilion.
Feitian Pavilion, which looks like a huge attic floating in the air, is actually a ninth-level real martial arts treasure.
The surface of Feitian Pavilion is engraved with formation inscriptions. Even if it is suspended above the Golden Phoenix, no one can find its existence.
At this moment, the Prince Qianshui, the Queen, and more than a dozen beautiful concubines, all stood above the Feitian Pavilion, looking in the direction of Jin Fengwan.
In addition, the ten powerful ministers of Qianshui County and State were also in Feitian Pavilion, including Shangshu Ning.
The ten powerful ministers actually represent the top ten forces in Qianshui County and the royal family, and each force is much stronger than the medium-sized County and State.
Prince Qianshui looked in his forties, with a beard, a crown, and a golden robe. He exuded an imperial aura on his body, and said, "Zuo Xiang, who do you think this sword contest will win the first place? Marry the Thirteenth Princess."
The left prime minister of Qianshui County and the head of the ten powerful ministers, with crane hair and a childish face, giving people a feeling of being a fairy-like figure. He smiled and said, "My disciple, Liu Xin, is only twenty-two years old, has reached the late stage of the Earth Extreme Realm, and has cultivated the sword spirit realm to a higher level where swords can go with their will. Maybe he has the chance to win first."
General Gongsun Lin smiled and said, "Liu Xin is indeed very talented, but unfortunately he is much older than the main thirteen counties. I think the chances of Qing Chi Bai are much greater. He is only twenty years old this year and has already broken through to the middle stage of the Earth Extreme Realm. Moreover, he is also a disciple of the Blood Crown Semi-Saint, and the sword spirit realm is unfathomable."
The right prime minister who was sitting not far away smiled and said, "Liu Xin and Qing Chi Bai are both heroes of our Qianshui County and State. I think that since the king sent invitations to all the surrounding countries, he should give those princes of medium and low-level counties and states a chance."
"For example, although Xun Guihai from Daqian County was only at the Great Perfection of Xuanji Realm, he reached the 14th place in the Xuanbang, and he was definitely a genius with endless potential."
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All the top ten powerful ministers strongly recommend younger generations who have something to do with them, and they are red in their faces.
When the Prince Qianshui saw Shangshu Ning sitting aside silent, he smiled and said, "Shangshu Ning, everyone has juniors participating in the sword competition. The Ning family is also the top family of Qianshui County. Didn't a genius hero send to participate?"
Ning Shangshu smiled and said, "The younger generation of the Ning family does have a few Xuanbang geniuses with pretty good talents. It's a pity that they are far behind Liu Xin, Qing Chi Bai, and Xun Guihai. I didn't let them participate, so as not to be embarrassed."
Shangshu Ning changed his words and said, "However, I also want to recommend a genius to the king. He is not a semi-saint disciple, nor a successor of the great power, nor a cultivation level of the extreme realm. However, he is a top genius."
The Prince Qianshui became interested and smiled and said, "Shangshu Ning, who are you referring to?"
"His name is Zhang Ruochen, the prince of Yunwu County, the lower-class county, is seventeen years old this year, and his martial arts cultivation has reached the extreme level in the Xuanji realm..."
Before Shangshu Ning finished speaking, the general Gongsun Lin, who was sitting beside him, laughed and said, "It's too ordinary, too ordinary. These geniuses are in our Qianshui County and Country, even if there is not a thousand, there are still eight hundred."
Shangshu Ning smiled and said, "General, you will not be too late to say this after you finish me. Zhang Ruochen started the divine martial arts seal at the age of sixteen. Until now, the practice has been less than a year."
Hearing this, the smiles on the faces of the other nine powerful ministers completely disappeared.